Rhetorical Situation
This part of the rhetorical situation is the event or circumstance that prompts the writer to speak or write.
(What is exigence?)
A statement that asserts something is true or false based on verifiable data.
(What is a claim of fact?)
This term refers to the writer’s choice and arrangement of words and phrases.
(What is syntax?)
This fallacy attacks the person rather than the argument
(What is ad hominem?)
This kind of argument emphasizes finding common ground between opposing viewpoints.
(What is Rogerian argument?)
The beliefs, values, and background knowledge of this group influence the writer’s rhetorical choices.
(What is the audience?)
This type of claim argues for a change or course of action.
(What is a claim of policy?)
A sentence like “She ran, she jumped, and she smiled” demonstrates this stylistic element.
(What is parallelism?)
A fallacy that misrepresents the opposing argument in order to refute it.
(What is a straw man?)
The part of a classical argument that provides background and context.
(What is the narration or narratio?)
The combination of time, place, and occasion in which a text is written refers to this.
(What is context?)
A brief personal story used as evidence in an argument is known as this.
(What is an anecdote?)
The main idea of a paragraph, usually stated at the beginning.
(What is a topic sentence?)
This fallacy distracts from the issue by introducing an unrelated topic.
(What is a red herring?)
In the Toulmin model, this component expresses the assumption linking the claim to the evidence.
(What is the warrant?)
A writer hoping to inspire civic engagement in response to a crisis is focusing on this component of the rhetorical situation.
(What is purpose?)
This term refers to the explanation that links evidence to the claim, showing its relevance.
(What is commentary?)
This term describes how ideas in a paragraph flow logically and clearly.
(What is coherence?)
A fallacy that argues something must be true because many people believe it.
(What is ad populum or bandwagon?)
This part of the classical model acknowledges and responds to opposing views.
(What is refutation or refutatio?)
This rhetorical element includes the persona, credibility, and authority the writer brings to the text.
(What is the writer?)
This kind of evidence relies on numbers, percentages, or measurable data.
(What is quantitative evidence?)
This element of writing expresses the writer’s attitude toward the subject.
(What is tone?)
This reasoning error presents only two options when more exist.
(What is a false dilemma or either-or fallacy?)
This Toulmin model component qualifies the argument by introducing terms like "usually" or "probably."
(What is the qualifier?)